Where does “vyötärö” come from?

vyötärö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

vyötärö (Finnish): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “vyötärö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

Words derived from “vyötärö”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →